Know your photovoltaic from your passive. This book provides a basic education in solar power and its possibilities for saving you money

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Described as “a reference for the rest of us”, the Dummies series branched out of software and into every possible subject. There are 200mbooks in print covering 1,600 topics — including including Puppies for Dummies, Acne for Dummies and Catholicism for Dummies.

Solar Power Your Home for Dummies provides a basic education in solar power and its possibilities for saving money around your house.

Rik De Gunther, the author, has also written other Dummy books on the subjects of energy-effiecient homes, alternative energy and how to make your home greener.

He outlines that everyone can benefit from the free power generator that